Personality Post 1

I love the Meyers-Briggs personality evaluations. I have recently completed this survey for another course, and am an INFJ through and through. After reading the article about the foundations of the test, I would have chosen the letters INFP, but knowing my personality previously I am certain the INFJ is completely correct for me.

I would choose INFP for myself because I am definitely an introvert- the complete opposite of extroversion. It's not that I'm extremely shy or don't engage in open conversation with others, but I do not put myself out everywhere I go nor do I enjoy large crowds of people. I am N (intuition) because even though my "sensing" is pretty on track, I always am looking for the meaning behind just about everything. For me, it's not so much the surface value or any one thing or person, it's everything behind it that makes the difference. And for my decision-making, I work the same way- by feeling versus thinking. What I know by intuition cannot be communicated logically into thought, so therefore I go by my heart or guts rather than my brain. Like the article above pointed out, I can be wrong or miss things due to the fact that I add meaning and choose feeling above rational, thoughtful, or logical means. The last letter J or P- judging or perceiving the outside world. I would like to say that I am open to the world around me and welcome it to come and go as it pleases- that's why I chose P for my final letter. But, in reality, I think that I like a certain consistency and enjoy knowing what I am walking into, so I think that my previous test results were more accurate.

Using INFP as my hypothetical personality, I read the personality type for "healer" (INFP) to see how close that description would match myself- and I was surprised to hear just how close this description was. I definitely am an idealist at all costs, which most of the description is focused on. I disagree that I lived my childhood in a fantasy-reality where I felt like a princess with my head in the clouds, I was not raised that way nor do have I felt that way. I would like to include one paragraph from the article that eluded to the other parts of my personality very well:

"At work, Healers are adaptable, welcome new ideas and new information, are patient with complicated situations, but impatient with routine details. Healers are keenly aware of people and their feelings, and relate well with most others. Because of their deep-seated reserve, however, they can work quite happily alone. When making decisions, Healers follow their heart not their head, which means they can make errors of fact, but seldom of feeling. They have a natural interest in scholarly activities and demonstrate, like the other Idealists, a remarkable facility with language. They have a gift for interpreting stories, as well as for creating them, and thus often write in lyric, poetic fashion. Frequently they hear a call to go forth into the world and help others, a call they seem ready to answer, even if they must sacrifice their own comfort." This activity relates to the ISTE NETS T Standard 2c: 2. Design and Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences and Assessments Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessment incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS·S. c. Customize and personalize learning activities to address students’ diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources This goal is accomplished by providing us with online tools to assess our individual learning styles and allowing us to reflect on how personality styles effect our learning and working styles.